Advice for reapplicant 510/3.6 sGPA 3.9cGPA

[windowgardener]

I'm a mid-30s nontrad working in public health. Loads of clinical and nonclinical volunteer hours. Great LORs. Applied MD 2019, submitted AMCAS early July, completed secondaries August-Sept. Got 1 interview and was waitlisted. Looking for advice on what to do next!

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[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ? Which schools did you apply to and where are you on the waitlist ?

 

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[windowgardener]

CA resident, but not a US citizen. My pre-reqs are from overseas, which to a large extent determined the schools who would accept my application. Applied to the following:

Albany

Seton Hall

Cal Northstate

Cal Univ. Science & Medicine

Drexel

Rosalind Franklin

Wake Forest

Virginia Commonwealth

U Colorado

George Washington

Tulane

Georgetown

Tufts

Keck/USC

Geisel/Dartmouth

UCSD

U Pittsburgh

Hofstra/Northwell

 

[windowgardener]

1. GPA 3.9, and sGPA 3.6
2. MCAT 510 (126/128/126/128)
3. State of residence CA, country of citizenship: New Zealand
4. White
5. Undergraduate institution overseas, including DIY post-bac science courses
6. Clinical experience: vitals, health education and EHR notes for group medical visits at FQHC (5 years, volunteer), tobacco treatment specialist & health educator (4 months, non-volunteer), diabetes kids' camp volunteer (2 years)
7. Research experience: 5 months education equity research assistant (paid), data analysis for ACES study at county hospital (volunteer)
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented: ~80 hours, half general surgery, half primary care
9. Non-clinical volunteering: open source medicine & healthcare project, 80 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities: have a doctorate in music, worked as a teacher. Currently work in public health tobacco treatment policy & training
11. Relevant honors or awards: Fulbright fellow, undergraduate and graduate tuition scholarships